Canon ET-60
Posted by Notcot on Jun 11, 2010 in Photography |
Product Description
Technical DataHeader / Product LineCanonTechnical DataHeader / ModelET-60Technical DataHeader / ManufacturerCanonTechnical DataAccessories / Accessory TypeLens hoodTechnical DataAccessories / Compatibility (Product Type)Lens
I bought this lens hood mainly because I was fed up with taking my camera out in slight rain or a misty day and find that the water droplets had marked the front of the lens. This is so anoying!! As I noticed the dots every time I took pictures with a sky blue background and had to spot heal them away every time in photoshop. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the hood also fits my EF-S 18-55mm IS but does crop the picture below about 25mm but even still a bonus! I haven’t taken many pictures into direct sunlight to notice the effect but I’m sure it does the job fine. It’s a cheap piece of kit for the peace of mind that spots won’t get onto your lens and you’ll avoid/reduce lens flare. The fact that it makes the lens (EF-S 55-250mm IS) look great is also a bit of a bonus for those looking to look a bit more pro with your kit lens!!
Build is fine and it fixes onto the lens very easily.
Great buy!
Rating: 5 / 5
Yes, you need it; but come on Canon, it’s only a shillings worth of plastic.
Go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done, BAD CANON.
Rating: 1 / 5
It’s a lot of money for a bit of plastic that must have cost all of 50p to make. However if, like me, you have need of a lens hood for a 75-300mm canon lens, then this is your baby.
Rating: 4 / 5
Bought this lens hood for my Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom AF Lens, and it fits perfectly well. It also sits okay on the stock lens I got with my Canon EOS 400D.
Although it does the job, it does look a bit clumsy when on your lens and makes it look like a torpedo…but hey, it does the job it’s meant to and it is specific for the lens I bought it for.
Rating: 4 / 5
I know it doesn’t say it does in the description, but I chanced it because I needed a hood and this is the original manufacturer’s brand; so this is just to warn others, it doesn’t fit the EF 70-300mm lens. The hood is a 3 lug fitting and the EF 70-300mm lens only has 2 lugs.
It does however fit the EFS 18-55mm and works well. I knocked it down a star because it’s expensive for what it is and a bulky bit of plastic; I wish I’d got something collapsible. It twists on and copes with other filters being attached already, such as UV and Polarizing. Even with my sausage fingers I can get the lens cap on and off with this fitted (just). I just wish it fitted a broader range of canon lenses.
Rating: 4 / 5